Anemone

[jarock]

I was just wondering what is the reason for having one other then they look cool , do they help your tank at all ?

 

[Smitty]

They don't do anything special...they just look cool. People get them for their clown fish not knowing clowns don't need them and will happily host other corals instead.

 

[jarock]

ok thats what i thought my clowns host my sand lol

 

[dcantucson]

It IS very cool to watch the symbolic relationship a clown and anemone can have, however there is no guarantee a clown will even host an anemone if you have/get one.

 

[cthegame]

what dcan and Smitty said...

they look cool but that comes at a very steep price. That price being a complete nuke of your tank if it dies. Nems require special care like intense lighting and a mature tank.

Clowns will do just fine without a nem :Cheers:

 

[ErinCahir]

I had one for my maroon clowns. Otherwise they host in a rock cave... and then I never see the male. And not everyone gets them because they think clowns need them. I just like them.

 

[Melosu58]

Clowns will do just fine without a nem :Cheers:

Yes they will. Pics throught the life of my tank.

 

[algy1943]

I was just wondering what is the reason for having one other then they look cool , do they help your tank at all ?

well jarock, they provide a home for clown fish, I will show you mine it's a heraticas crispa which was bleached when I got it, but it has now regained its zooxanthella

 

[algy1943]

well jarock, they provide a home for clown fish, I will show you mine it's a heraticas crispa which was bleached when I got it, but it has now regained its zooxanthella

see photohraph

 

[algy1943]

well jarock, they provide a home for clown fish, I will show you mine it's a heraticas crispa which was bleached when I got it, but it has now regained its zooxanthella